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submitted 3 days ago by guymontag@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Is it still viable to use Signal for privacy in 2026? It's centralized, and has had many suspicious occurrences in the past.(Unopen source server code, careless whisper exploit which is still active as far as I know, and the whole mobile coin situation.)

Thoughts?

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[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 30 points 3 days ago

Yes. You will find a lot of randos saying no, but the consensus among security professionals and researchers is that it is still the current standard. Not to say that it doesn't deserve scrutiny or criticism, or that other projects aren't important to develop.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

Also, will I be able to reach people with any alternatives? It's not like they'll all switch to the app I choose, or at least I'm not that popular for them to follow me anywhere, well... worse, I still have to open Messenger (FB/meta) from time to time to get in touch with some of them 🤮🤢

[-] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

They don't have phone numbers? I will risk the known exposure through the phone system before anything Meta or LinkedIn. Basically if fb or insta is your contact choice, I am going to phone or sms instead.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

yeah but it's a group chat to organise activities, so I don't really have any other choice

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